Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

Widening the gauge?

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

Charlie

May 15, 2005 01:44PM

"And that is why you have the track crew widening the gauge through the sharp curves"
Please forgive my ignorance of rail expertise here, but how can the gauge be widened (to supposedly accomodate #12) without having everything else fall off the rails - or come dangerously close to it?

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
#12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop LINK	Dan	May 14, 2005 07:48AM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Mike Trent	May 14, 2005 08:09AM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Steve Stockham	May 14, 2005 03:09PM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Chris Webster	May 14, 2005 04:58PM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Shane Schabow	May 14, 2005 07:57PM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Jim Poston	May 15, 2005 07:03AM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Jeff Badger	May 15, 2005 10:57AM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	Olaf the Red	May 15, 2005 11:25AM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	PRSL	May 16, 2005 09:19PM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	J.B.Bane	May 17, 2005 09:48AM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	PRSL	May 18, 2005 12:25PM
Re: #12 Debut on the Georgetown Loop	J.B.Bane	May 18, 2005 01:23PM
Widening the gauge?	Charlie	May 15, 2005 01:44PM
Re: Widening the gauge?	Dan	May 15, 2005 04:13PM
Re: Widening the gauge?	Mike Trent	May 15, 2005 07:32PM

Sorry, you can't reply to this topic. It has been closed.

488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.